Morphological and histological study of uropygial gland in moorhen (G. gallinula C. choropus)

International Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 931-934

  Sawad, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASRAH   (Iraq)

Author keywords

Isthmus; Papillae wide; Trabeculae

Indexed keywords

GALLINULA;

EID: 33845806105     PISSN: 16828356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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